"Conference USA (C-USA), before hosting the remaining two non-conference games; against Virginia from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and against Ball State of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The Hoosiers are scheduled to play nine conference games; they host Michigan State, Iowa, Penn State, Maryland and Purdue. They will travel to Rutgers, Ohio State, Minnesota, and Michigan. Radio coverage for all games will be broadcast on IUHoosiers.com All-Access and on various radio frequencies throughout the state. The primary radio announcer is long-time broadcaster Don Fischer with Play-by-Play. 2018 Indiana Hoosiers football team The 2018 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented Indiana University"
"Hoosier Hoosier is the official demonym for a resident of the U.S. state of Indiana. The origin of the term remains a matter of debate within the state, but ""Hoosier"" was in general use by the 1840s, having been popularized by Richmond resident John Finley's 1833 poem ""The Hoosier's Nest"". Anyone born in Indiana or a resident at the time is considered to be a Hoosier. Indiana adopted the nickname ""The Hoosier State"" more than 150 years ago. ""Hoosier"" is used in the names of numerous Indiana-based businesses and organizations. ""Hoosiers"" is also the name of the Indiana University athletic"
"include Hoosier Racing Tire and the Hoosier Bat Company, manufacturer of wooden baseball bats. The word may have originated from the term for shooing a pig away from it's mate at feeding time. The RCA Dome, former home of the Indianapolis Colts, was known as the ""Hoosier Dome"" before RCA purchased the naming rights in 1994. The RCA Dome was replaced by Lucas Oil Stadium in 2008. Hoosier Hoosier is the official demonym for a resident of the U.S. state of Indiana. The origin of the term remains a matter of debate within the state, but ""Hoosier"" was in general"
"the new state. A resident of Indiana is officially known as a Hoosier. The etymology of this word is disputed, but the leading theory, as advanced by the Indiana Historical Bureau and the Indiana Historical Society, has ""Hoosier"" originating from Virginia, the Carolinas, and Tennessee (a part of the Upland South region of the United States) as a term for a backwoodsman, a rough countryman, or a country bumpkin. The first inhabitants in what is now Indiana were the Paleo-Indians, who arrived about 8000 BC after the melting of the glaciers at the end of the Ice Age. Divided into"
"the state of Indiana. Indiana's passion for basketball was observed and written about by basketball's inventor, James Naismith. In 1925, Naismith visited an Indiana basketball state finals game along with 15,000 screaming fans and later wrote, that while it was invented in Massachusetts, ""basketball really had its origin in Indiana, which remains the center of the sport."" Hoosiers have a traditional love for basketball similar to that of Southerners or Ohioans for football, Pennsylvanians for wrestling, and Minnesotans for ice hockey. Indiana high schools boast a tradition of producing top caliber basketball players. Through the 2009-2010 NBA season, 152 Hoosier"
"Hoosier Pass Hoosier Pass elevation is a high mountain pass in the Rocky Mountains of central Colorado in the United States. The name derives from Indiana, nicknamed the ""Hoosier State,"" which was the original home of many pioneers. The pass is located on the Continental Divide at the northern end of the Mosquito Range, in a gap between Mount Lincoln (west) and Hoosier Ridge (east). It sits on the boundary between Park (south) and Summit (north) counties. The pass provides a route between the headwaters of the Blue River (tributary of the Colorado River) to the north and the headwaters"
"Hoosier Hysteria Hoosier Hysteria is the state of excitement surrounding basketball in Indiana, or more specifically the Indiana high school basketball tournament. In part, the excitement stemmed from the inclusion of all tournament entrants into the same tournament, where a small town's David might knock off a large city's Goliath. The most famous example occurred in 1954, when Milan (enrollment 161) defeated Muncie Central (enrollment over 1,600) to win the State title. The plot of the now famous movie, ""Hoosiers"", was based on the story of the 1954 Milan team and seems to typify the hysteria related to basketball in"
"athletes have played professional basketball in the world's top league. Considering the size of the state (population 6.4 million), this makes Indiana high schools by far the most successful at developing NBA players per capita. Today there are 22 Hoosiers in the NBA - more than one for every 150,000 male residents. The state's unparalleled ability to produce NBA talent, both statewide and specifically in smaller towns, is featured in this Deadspin article. In 2017, Indiana natives won the NBA and D-league Dunk Contests, NBA and D-league 3-point contests, and won runner-up in the NBA Skills Challenge. Historically, each of"
"teams and seven active and one disbanded athletic conferences in the Indiana High School Athletic Association have the word ""Hoosier"" in their name. As there is no accepted embodiment of a Hoosier, the IU schools are represented through their letters and colors alone. In addition to general acceptance by residents of Indiana, the term is also the official demonym according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office. On January 12, 2017, the Federal Government officially changed the nickname of people from the state of Indiana from ""Indianans"" to ""Hoosiers"", making Indiana the first state not to have a version of its"
"state name in its nickname (""Illinoisans"", ""Texans"", etc.). In addition to ""The Hoosier's Nest"", the term also appeared in the ""Indianapolis Journal""<nowiki>'</nowiki>s ""Carrier's Address"" on January 1, 1833. There are many suggestions for the derivation of the word, but none is universally accepted. In 1900, Meredith Nicholson wrote ""The Hoosiers"", an early attempt to study the etymology of the word as applied to Indiana residents. Jacob Piatt Dunn, longtime secretary of the Indiana Historical Society, published ""The Word Hoosier"", a similar attempt, in 1907. Both chronicled some of the popular and satirical etymologies circulating at the time and focused much"
"athletic infrastructure, all of it world-class. In 2002, Indianapolis hosted the FIBA World Championship (now known as the FIBA Basketball World Cup), an event that takes place on even years opposite the Olympic Games. Since inaugural event in 1950, Indianapolis is the only city in the United States to have hosted the event. Here follows a list of notable Indiana natives, as well as non-natives who were raised in the state, who have achieved success in basketball. Non-natives (i.e., those who did not arrive in Indiana before college) who gained basketball fame in Indiana's tradition include: Hoosier Hysteria Hoosier Hysteria"
"and Indiana University. Although Woodworth was not from Indiana, the trophy's name refers to the sentiment that Hoosiers have for their home state. Samuel Woodworth Samuel Woodworth (January 13, 1784 – December 9, 1842) was an American author, literary journalist, playwright, librettist, and poet. Woodworth was born in Scituate, Massachusetts, to Revolutionary War veteran Benjamin Woodworth and his wife Abigail Bryant. He was apprenticed to Benjamin Russell, editor of the ""Columbian Sentinel"". He then moved to New Haven, Connecticut, where he briefly published the ""Belles-Lettres Repository"", a weekly. He next moved to New York City, but recalled New Haven in"
"state finals game along with 15,000 screaming fans and later wrote ""Basketball really had its origin in Indiana, which remains the center of the sport."" The 1986 film ""Hoosiers"" is inspired by the story of the 1954 Indiana state champions Milan High School. Professional basketball player Larry Bird was born in West Baden Springs and was raised in French Lick. He went on to lead the Boston Celtics to the NBA championship in 1981, 1984, and 1986. Indianapolis is home to the Indianapolis Colts. The Colts are members of the South Division of the American Football Conference. The Colts have"
"in Colorado (el. 3143 m./10,313 ft.) located in Teller County, near Cripple Creek. Hoosier Pass Hoosier Pass elevation is a high mountain pass in the Rocky Mountains of central Colorado in the United States. The name derives from Indiana, nicknamed the ""Hoosier State,"" which was the original home of many pioneers. The pass is located on the Continental Divide at the northern end of the Mosquito Range, in a gap between Mount Lincoln (west) and Hoosier Ridge (east). It sits on the boundary between Park (south) and Summit (north) counties. The pass provides a route between the headwaters of the"
"Hoosier Hill Hoosier Hill is the highest natural point in the state of Indiana at above sea level. It is in the rural area of Franklin Township, Wayne County to the northwest of Bethel. The nearest intersection to the high point is Elliot Road and County Line Road. The nearest major landmark is Interstate 70 and Richmond 11 miles (17.5 km) to the south. The Hill sits on private property; the high point sits in a forested area surrounded by farmland. In 2005, an Eagle Scout candidate named Kyle Cummings (Troop 820 from Lakeside Park, Kentucky), in cooperation with the"
"Indiana in the movie ""Hoosiers"", held a single-class tournament where all schools competed for the same championship. Chicago Marshall's enrollment was listed at 2,333, more than six times that of Bridgeport. Unlike the Indiana team in ""Hoosiers"", Bridgeport lost the championship game, finishing its season with a 33-2 record. The Red Hill Junior Senior High School is located in Bridgeport. The school mascot is the Salukis. Prior to the 1970s, the local high school was named Bridgeport High School. Its mascot was the Bulldogs. Bridgeport High School then consolidated with the neighboring town of Sumner, and the mascot for the"
"high school athletes play against each other, with the teams named ""Hickory"" and ""Terhune,"" as in the movie. Hoosier Gym The Hoosier Gym is a basketball gymnasium, museum, and community center located in Knightstown, Indiana. It is famous for being a filming location for the 1986 basketball movie ""Hoosiers"", starring Gene Hackman and Dennis Hopper. The gym was the home court of the movie's Hickory Huskers. The facility has kept the same look as it did when the movie was filmed in 1985. The gym attracts 80,000 tourists to the town per year. In 1920, the Knightstown Community School had"
"Indiana decided to reintroduce wild turkeys back to Indiana, dedicating for the purpose. Also found in Hoosier National Forest is Sundance Lake, a lake. Hoosier National Forest lies in parts of nine counties in southern Indiana. The trail system has almost , and allows horseback riding and mountain bikes, along with hiking. Hikers are to yield to horses, and mountain bikers are to yield to both of them. Within the Hemlock Cliffs Valley, located within the central portion of the National Forest, there is the 1.2 mile Hemlock Cliffs trail. The trail is noted as access to sandstone cliffs and"
"Hoosier Gym The Hoosier Gym is a basketball gymnasium, museum, and community center located in Knightstown, Indiana. It is famous for being a filming location for the 1986 basketball movie ""Hoosiers"", starring Gene Hackman and Dennis Hopper. The gym was the home court of the movie's Hickory Huskers. The facility has kept the same look as it did when the movie was filmed in 1985. The gym attracts 80,000 tourists to the town per year. In 1920, the Knightstown Community School had no gymnasium. Basketball games were held in Bell's Hall above Jolly's Drugstore and in the basement gym of"
"seating 9,325. Hoosier Hysteria may have its roots firmly planted in the high school game, but the college tradition brings its own depth to Indiana's passion. In NCAA Division I basketball, Indiana's colleges and universities have a storied past. Big Ten rivals Purdue University and Indiana University are the most notable, with national and conference championships to boast. Smaller schools such as the University of Notre Dame, Indiana State University, Ball State University, Butler University, the University of Evansville, IUPUI, Purdue Fort Wayne, and Valparaiso University add to the mix. Vincennes University boasts an outstanding national tradition in the junior"
"heated border rivalry with the Kentucky Wildcats. The annual basketball game between the two often carries national significance as they have combined for 13 national championships. Since 1991, the game has rotated between neutral sites in Indianapolis and Louisville. This neutrality ended during 2006 when the game was played at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky with the 2007 game played at Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana. Basketball games between the Hoosiers and Wildcats have at times drawn over 30,000 fans. Although the two teams had played every season since 1969, a dispute over whether future games should be played at"
"a two-year fight with cancer, he died at St. Johns Hospital in Detroit at age 54. Robert Hoernschemeyer Robert James ""Hunchy"" Hoernschemeyer (September 25, 1925 – June 18, 1980) was an American football player. A native of Cincinnati, he played college football as a halfback for the Indiana Hoosiers football in 1943 and 1944 and as a quarterback for the Navy Midshipmen football team in 1945. He led the NCAA in both total offense and passing yards during the 1943 season. He played professional football for ten years in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) and National Football League (NFL). He"
"Hoosier National Forest The Hoosier National Forest is a property managed by the United States Forest Service in the hills of southern Indiana. Composed of four separate sections, it has a total area of . Hoosier National Forest's headquarters are located in Bedford, with a regional office in Tell City. Prominent places within the Forest include the Lick Creek Settlement, Potts Creek Rockshelter Archeological Site, and Jacob Rickenbaugh House. Hoosier National Forest was first touched by humanity 12,000 years ago, when Native Americans in the United States hunted in the forest. Europeans reached the forest in the late 17th century,"
"was permanently replaced by an engraved boulder (pictured below). Hoosier Hill Hoosier Hill is the highest natural point in the state of Indiana at above sea level. It is in the rural area of Franklin Township, Wayne County to the northwest of Bethel. The nearest intersection to the high point is Elliot Road and County Line Road. The nearest major landmark is Interstate 70 and Richmond 11 miles (17.5 km) to the south. The Hill sits on private property; the high point sits in a forested area surrounded by farmland. In 2005, an Eagle Scout candidate named Kyle Cummings (Troop"
"was born in Newark, was also the only native Jerseyan on the team. Newark Peppers The Newark Peppers, originally known as the Indianapolis Hoosiers, were a Federal League baseball team from 1914-1915. The Federal League (FL), founded in 1913, was a third major league in 1914 and 1915. When the Federal League declared itself a challenger to the two major leagues in 1914, it placed a franchise in Indianapolis, Indiana. Primarily owned by oil magnate Harry F. Sinclair, this team won the Federal League championship that year with an 88–65 record. The team played at Federal League Park. Although the"
"We don't play in the CBI"". The Hoosiers began the preseason with a five-game trip to Canada in August. They finished 4–1, shooting 42% from three-point range. James Blackmon, Jr. and Troy Williams were the leading scorers, with 18.8 and 18.4 ppg. In addition to the six incoming freshmen recruits, Indiana is also adding Nick Zeisloft, a graduate transfer from Illinois State. He is eligible to play immediately and has two years of eligibility. !colspan=12 style=""background:#7D110C; color:white;""| Foreign Trip !colspan=12 style=""background:#7D110C; color:white;""| Exhibition !colspan=12 style=""background:#7D110C; color:white;""| Non-conference regular season !colspan=12 style=""background:#7D110C; color:white;""| Big Ten regular season !colspan=12 style=""background:#7D110C; color:white;""| Big"
"for their basketball teams where many players go on to participate at higher levels of competition after graduation. In the 2016–17 season, 980,673 boys and girls represented their schools in interscholastic basketball competition, according to the National Federation of State High School Associations. The states of Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky are particularly well known for their residents' devotion to high school basketball, commonly called Hoosier Hysteria in Indiana; the critically acclaimed film ""Hoosiers"" shows high school basketball's depth of meaning to these communities. There is currently no tournament to determine a national high school champion. The most serious effort was"
"Knightstown, Indiana Knightstown is a town in Wayne Township, Henry County, Indiana, along the Big Blue River. The population was 2,182 at the 2010 census. It is approximately thirty-two miles east of Indianapolis. Knightstown is famous for the 1986 film ""Hoosiers"". The Hoosier Gym was used in the filming of the film. Knightstown hosts two annual festivals: Jubilee Days held in early-mid June and The Hoosier Fall Festival held in September. Knightstown also hosts an annual car show and a music series on the town square. The Hoosier Gym also hosts Indiana's best high school basketball players in the annual"
"land its top recruit in De'Ron Davis, when he announced his commitment to become a Hoosier on November 12, 2015. IU aggressively pursued Davis for more than 3 years, and they eventually beat out Mississippi State for the highly touted 6'9 forward from Aurora, Colorado. After leading Overland High School to two consecutive 5A state championship titles, Davis was crowned 2016 Colorado Mr. Basketball. On April 24, 2016, a fifth man was added to the recruiting class after JUCO transfer, Freddie McSwain, committed to play for IU. McSwain hails from Hinesville, Georgia and played basketball at Neosho County Community College."
"Sports in Indiana The state of Indiana is home to a number of professional and college sports teams, as well as prominent auto racing. Indiana has a rich basketball heritage that reaches back to the formative years of the sport itself. Although James Naismith developed basketball in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1891, Indiana is where high school basketball was born. In 1925, Naismith visited an Indiana basketball state finals game along with 15,000 screaming fans and later wrote ""Basketball really had its origin in Indiana, which remains the center of the sport."" The 1986 film ""Hoosiers"" is inspired by the story"
"In 2001, ""Hoosiers"" was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being ""culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant"". In 1951, Norman Dale arrives in rural Hickory, Indiana, to become a high school teacher and head basketball coach of the Huskers. He was hired by his longtime friend, principal Cletus Summers. Speaking with Cletus, Dale thanks him for the opportunity and mysteriously mentions that he hopes things will work out for him this time. The townspeople are passionate about basketball. They are upset because the best player in town, Jimmy Chitwood, has left"
"Hoosier Subdivision The Hoosier Subdivision is a railroad line owned by CSX Transportation in the U.S. State of Indiana. The line runs from New Albany, Indiana to Bedford, Indiana for a total of 72.2 miles. At its south end it continues north from Norfolk Southern and at its north end it comes to an end; it formerly connected here with the Soo Line (ex-Milwaukee Road) branch from Terre Haute, Indiana. On December 19th, 2017 CSX Transportation filed with the Surface Transportation Board to abandon a 62.3 mile majority of the Hoosier Subdivision from Mile Post 00Q 314.0 in New Albany,"
"play. Since the Big Ten began sponsoring men's soccer in 1991, Indiana has won 11 Big Ten tournament titles. Indiana has also been crowned regular season champion 14 times, including nine-straight seasons from 1996–2004. A league-record 11 Big Ten Players of the Year come from Indiana. Indiana players have won six Hermann Trophies (including Ken Snow twice) and three Missouri Athletic Club Player of the Year awards. The Hoosiers have produced 13 United States men's national soccer team players, six Olympians and six World Cup players. In addition, Hoosier players have earned All-America honors 52 times. Every year since the"